The world's most luxurious cruise lines are ... - Wagner GmbH

Case Study
The world's most luxurious cruise lines are
equipped with Raychem's energy-efficient heat
tracing technologies
Project Description
Client: Meyer Werft GmbH
Location: Papenburg, Germany
Applications: Electric heat-tracing, Control and Monitoring
Technology: • Raychem 3BTV2-CT self-regulating heating cables
• Raychem 30FHT2-CT constant wattage parallel circuit heating cables
• DigiTrace TM-10 surface sensing thermostats
Services: • Electrical Heat Tracing (EHT) systems manufacture and supply
• Installation
Date completed: 2013
Contract scope: EHT system manufacture and supply
Key Challenges
Each cruise liner is built to individual specification and to tight deadlines. Depending on the design,
between five and nine kilometres of heat-trace cabling need to be deployed for frost protection and
temperature maintenance of oil pipes on each liner. The pipework is complex and each installation must
be completed in about 15 weeks.
Solution
Tyco Thermal Controls Germany is supplying EHT systems based around Raychem self-regulating
and constant-wattage heating cables. BTV self-regulating cables are deployed for frost protection of
pipes and instrument lines maintaining temperatures above 5°C. The major part of each installation
is the deployment of FHT2-CT constant-wattage parallel circuit cables. These are used to maintain
temperatures within the oil pipes at a constant 120°C.
Depending on the size of the cruise liners, between 100 and 250 heating circuits are installed on each
ship. Control is provided via DigiTrace TM-10 surface sensing thermostats.
Each deadline is achieved by Tyco Thermal Controls’ expert Tracer installation teams. Tyco Thermal
Controls brings 20 years’ experience, having installed similar systems on over 40 cruise liners at Meyer
Werft and Neptun Werft shipyards since 1992.

Commenting on the continuing success of the installations, Meyer Werft’s Electrical Engineer, Energy
and Electrical Equipment, Gunther Varnhorst said: “Tyco Thermal Controls’ EHT systems have been an
integral part of our designs for many years and continue to provide us with a reliable solution.” He
continued, “Their ability to constantly meet our critical installation deadlines is an important factor
that enables us to deliver these complex ships on time.”
Benefits
• Reliable and proven EHT technologies from Raychem provide the most energy-efficient systems
• FHT cable’s round geometry enables tracing of complex pipes
• Parallel construction allows cables to be cut-to-length and terminated on-site
• Expert installation
• Years of problem-free service
Tyco Thermal Controls is providing electric heat-tracing systems (EHT) for some of the world’s
most luxurious cruise liners. The systems are supplied under a frame agreement with German
shipbuilder Meyer Werft GmbH, which was signed in 2006. It names Tyco Thermal Controls
as the sole supplier of EHT systems for all incoming orders of cruise liners at its shipyard in
Papenburg until the end of 2013.
Similar systems are also supplied to its sister company, Neptun Werft GmbH in Warnemünde,
Rostock, which builds LNG tankers.
The Meyer Werft was founded in 1795 and is one of the largest German shipyards employing
more than 2,500 people. In recent decades it has gained a worldwide reputation for excellence in
the construction of specialized ships, particularly luxury cruise liners. For more information, visit
www.meyerwerft.de
EMEA Headquarters
Tyco Thermal Controls
Romeinsestraat 14
B-3001 Leuven
Belgium
Tel. +32 16 21 3502
Fax +32 16 21 3610
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